Patent SG-11202000491S-A (SG)
Title: Pallet impact station and associated methods
Inventor: WHITFIELD SR
IPC: G01M7/00
Filed: 2018-07-06
Abstract: International Patent Classification: GO1N 3/06 (2006.01) G01N 3/30 (2006.01) GO1N 3/32 (2006.01) GO1M 7/00 (2006.01) GO1N 3/14 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/040970 (54) Title: PALLET IMPACT STATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS (57) : A pallet impact station includes a frame, at least 100 one pendulum swing aim rotatably coupled to the frame, and a 140 carriage assembly carried by the at least one pendulum swing arm. A latching mechanism extends between the frame and the at least one pendulum swing arm, and engages the at least one pendulum swing arm when the carriage assembly is in a lowered position, 106 raises the carriage assembly to a raised positon, and disengages the at least one pendulum swing arm at the raised positon so that the carriage assembly strikes a pallet. A sensor generates a sig- nal corresponding to how high the carriage assembly is raised. A controller operates the latching mechanism, including disengag- ing the at least one pendulum swing arm when a height of the carriage assembly corresponds to a desired release height so that a predetermined impact force strikes the pallet. ..) i ll M11111111111111t — inallIlly WSW° MEW n • reP-- - \"\"\" fir \"wrilerft VAILD)/ SW. --'4 1 , f4vi , 4111N . FIG. 1 [Continued on next page] 120 102 1- t i ri .1 :EA - - - L o 112 PALLET POSITIONING STATION PALLET IMPACT STATION 150 152 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) 111E1E111m viivivivillEviiliololoillEtimomomoitiovoimill (10) International Publication Number WO 2019/018135 Al (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 24 January 2019 (24.01.2019) WI P0 I PC T 1311 E. Wallace St., Belle Isle, Florida 32809 (US). WOOD, Matthew [US/US]; 213 Granada Blvd., Daven- port, Florida 33837 (US). (74) Agent: TAYLOR, Michael W. et al.; Allen Dyer, Doppelt & Gilchrist, P.A., 255 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 1401, Or- lando, Florida 32802-3791 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (22) International Filing Date: 06 July 2018 (06.07.2018) English English (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 15/656,148 21 July 2017 (21.07.2017) US (71) Applicant: CHEP TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED [AU/AU]; Level 10, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 (AU). W O 20 19/0 18 135 Al (71) Applicant (for US only): ANSARI, Mohammad [US/US]; 13760 Ingelnook Dr, Windermere, Florida 34786 (US). (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants (for US only): WHITFIELD, SR., Dwight Bryan [US/US]; 591 Lacy Rd., Whigham, Georgia 39897 (US). BARNSWELL, Paul [US/US]; 102 Via Rosa Court, Debary, Florida 32713 (US). KOONCE, James [US/US]; WO 2019/018135 Al MIDEDIMOHNOIROMOINIREIMMIONOMEHOIMI TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))